The couple first met as toddlers. Micheals aunt and Cortney’s family were neighbors. Micheals aunt would babysit Cortney and Micheal spent a lot of time there with his family. As they got older, they went to separate schools. Micheal began attending middle school at Cheraw and moved in with his aunt, down the street from Cortney. They were friends in high school but lost touch after their graduations. One county fair evening in August of 2017, Cortney and Micheal attended the Demolition Derby with mutual friends Baylee and Cody. The pair hit it off that night and soon after began dating. The couple got engaged in March of 2021 and married March 27th, 2021. Due to Covid and other life situations, they postponed the wedding celebration with family and Friends